Oil-test-cock-operating means for ford cars



R. D. McBRIAN. OIL TEST COCK OPERATING MEANS FOR FORD CARS.

APPLICATION mm 5.23. 192i.

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RQBEBJT D. MGBBIAN, 0F RIPON, CALIFORNIA:

GIL-TEST-GOCK-OPERATING MEANS FOB/D CARS.

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Application filed April 23,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, lilonnn'r D. Moldnmis, acitizen of the United States, residing at llipon, county of San Joaquin,State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin tlil l est-Uoclz-c perating Means for Ford Cars; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the charactersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to attachments for Ford. automobiles, theprincipal object being to provide means whereby the main oil test-cockin the crank case may be more easily opened and closed than is possiblewith the standard equipment provided.

As every one who is acquainted with Ford cars know, two pet cocks areprovided in the crank ease of the engine, an upper and a lower one, bothcommunicating with the oil-supply in the crank case. There being nooil-gauge on the dash of a Ford car, it is the duty of every driver ofsuch a car, if he wishes to keep the same in good running condition andavoid probable bu rnt-out bearings due to the depletion of the oilsupply, to open these cocks every so often, especially the upper one, totest the oil level, since for proper operation of the engine this levelshould always be kept above the upper cock.

To do this however with the equipment ordinarily provided, meanssquatting down or kneeling on the ground and reaching an arm under therunning board or fender to reach and open this cock. Since the underside of the running board etc. are invariably coated with dust or mud,it is inevitable that the operator soils his clothes considerably inSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 20*, 1922.

1921. Serial N0. 463,896,

of his soiling his hand and clothes in the slightest.

I have also arranged the attachment so that it will not have acumbersome or unsightly appearance, and which can be attached withoutremoving any standard parts of the car.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposesfor which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the followingspecification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Fig. l is a. perspective outline of a por tion of a Ford car, viewedfrom the rear, and showing my improved cock-operating attachment.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary end elevation of the operating handle and itsposition-retaming catch.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, the numeral 1 denotes the crank case of the engine having inthe usual location, which is on the right hand side thereon lookingforward, the upper and lower oil test-cocks 2 and 3 respectively.

To suit the cock 2 for my purpose, the same is turned so that the handle2 thereof faces toward the adjacent outer side of the car.

To said handle 2, which is the type of pet-cock used on Ford cars areflat members, said cock opening wide with a quarter turn of the handlefrom closed position, I flexibly connect a rod 4 which extends throughthe fender-plate 5 above the running board 6, said plate forming thehearingfor the rod and being substantially at right angles to said rod.011 the outer end of the rod, immediately adjacent the plate 5, is fixeda spring arm 7, following the contour of the plate, and normallyprojecting downwards when the cock is closed. On the lower end of thearm is a knob or bottom 8, which is adapted to be grasped by the fingers to turn the arm and rod.

To hold said arm in its closed position, ll provide a transverselypositioned strip 9 fixed to the fender 5 and provided with a shallowgroove 10 extending lengthwise of the arm, being adapted to receive thewidth of the same therein.

Thus the cock is prevented from arring open unnoticed, which can happenat present, and which action of course soon depletes the oil supply. Thespring construction of the arm allows it to be readily sprung to clearthe groove in the strip 9 or to be snapped in place therein.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I haveproduced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice such deviations from suchdetail may be resorted to and do not form a departure from the spirit ofthe invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A holding means for the operating rod of a pet cock comprising aspring arm fixed on the outer end of the rod said arm forminga handlewhereby the rod is turned and a grooved plate fixed with respect to thecock and rod, the groove in said plate being adapted to receive theouter end of the arm when the pet cock is closed.

2. A holding means for the operating rod of a pet cock comprising aspring arm fixed on the outer end of the rod and substantially at rightangles thereto, and a strip at right angles to the arm and having a pairof spaced projections fixed relative to the cock and positioned toreceive the outer end of the arm therebetween when the cock is closed,Said arm serving as a handle and being adapted to be sprung past saidprojections to open the'cock.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ROBERT D. MGBRIAN.

